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 "ticker": "XLC",
 "name": "State Street Communication Services Select Sector SPDR ETF",
 "issuer": "State Street",
 "desk": "core",
 "url": "https://etfiq.com/funds/xlc",
 "html": "https://etfiq.com/funds/xlc",
 "markdown": "https://etfiq.com/funds/xlc.md",
 "as_of": "2026-10-28",
 "verdict": "XLC tracks an index of Communication services and returned \u221210.4% over the past year.",
 "lead": "XLC has 23 holdings by its book of Oct 27, 2026 and returned \u221210.4% over the year to Oct 28, 2026.",
 "category": {
  "id": "stocks",
  "name": "Stocks",
  "label": "Stock ETFs",
  "url": "https://etfiq.com/stocks/",
  "group": {
   "id": "sector-stocks",
   "name": "Sector stocks"
  },
  "segment": {
   "id": "sector-communications",
   "name": "Communications",
   "url": "https://etfiq.com/stocks/communications/"
  },
  "status": "classified",
  "as_of": "2026-10-29",
  "method": "https://etfiq.com/methodology/categories"
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 "promise": {
  "badge": null,
  "label": "Not measured",
  "category": "stocks",
  "sentence": "no other ETF tracks the index it names, so its tracking cannot be measured",
  "figure": null,
  "unit": null,
  "from": null,
  "to": null,
  "url": "https://etfiq.com/promise-index/stocks/"
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   "key": "total_return_1_year",
   "label": "Total return, 1 year",
   "value": "\u221210.4%",
   "source": "computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices",
   "as_of": "2026-10-28",
   "sentence": "XLC, total return, 1 year: \u221210.4%, as of Oct 28, 2026.",
   "cite": {
    "value": "\u221210.4%",
    "as_of": "2026-10-28",
    "source": "computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices",
    "url": "https://etfiq.com/funds/xlc#fact-total-return-1-year",
    "text": "XLC, total return, 1 year: \u221210.4%, as of Oct 28, 2026."
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  {
   "key": "expense_ratio",
   "label": "Expense ratio",
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   "source": "485BPOS XBRL, Jan 28, 2026",
   "as_of": "2026-01-28",
   "sentence": "XLC, expense ratio: 0.08%, as of Jan 28, 2026.",
   "cite": {
    "value": "0.08%",
    "as_of": "2026-01-28",
    "source": "485BPOS XBRL, Jan 28, 2026",
    "url": "https://etfiq.com/funds/xlc#fact-expense-ratio",
    "text": "XLC, expense ratio: 0.08%, as of Jan 28, 2026."
   }
  },
  {
   "key": "holdings",
   "label": "Holdings",
   "value": "23",
   "source": "the issuer\u2019s daily holdings file",
   "as_of": "2026-10-27",
   "sentence": "XLC, holdings: 23, as of Oct 27, 2026.",
   "cite": {
    "value": "23",
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    "source": "the issuer\u2019s daily holdings file",
    "url": "https://etfiq.com/funds/xlc#fact-holdings",
    "text": "XLC, holdings: 23, as of Oct 27, 2026."
   }
  },
  {
   "key": "below_its_high",
   "label": "Below its high",
   "value": "\u221213.3%",
   "source": "ETFIQ",
   "as_of": "2026-10-28",
   "sentence": "XLC, below its high: \u221213.3%, as of Oct 28, 2026.",
   "cite": {
    "value": "\u221213.3%",
    "as_of": "2026-10-28",
    "source": "ETFIQ",
    "url": "https://etfiq.com/funds/xlc#fact-below-its-high",
    "text": "XLC, below its high: \u221213.3%, as of Oct 28, 2026."
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   "key": "12_month_yield_capital_gains_included_on_its_starting_price",
   "label": "12-month yield, capital gains included, on its starting price",
   "value": "1.2%",
   "source": "computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and distributions",
   "as_of": "2026-10-28",
   "sentence": "XLC, 12-month yield, capital gains included, on its starting price: 1.2%, as of Oct 28, 2026.",
   "cite": {
    "value": "1.2%",
    "as_of": "2026-10-28",
    "source": "computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and distributions",
    "url": "https://etfiq.com/funds/xlc#fact-12-month-yield-capital-gains-included-on-its-starting-price",
    "text": "XLC, 12-month yield, capital gains included, on its starting price: 1.2%, as of Oct 28, 2026."
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   "key": "last_payment",
   "label": "Last payment (paid quarterly), ex-date Sep 21, 2026",
   "value": "$0.3641",
   "source": "Tiingo end-of-day distributions",
   "as_of": "2026-09-21",
   "sentence": "XLC, last payment (paid quarterly), ex-date Sep 21, 2026: $0.3641, as of Sep 21, 2026.",
   "cite": {
    "value": "$0.3641",
    "as_of": "2026-09-21",
    "source": "Tiingo end-of-day distributions",
    "url": "https://etfiq.com/funds/xlc#fact-last-payment",
    "text": "XLC, last payment (paid quarterly), ex-date Sep 21, 2026: $0.3641, as of Sep 21, 2026."
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   "key": "net_assets",
   "label": "Net assets",
   "value": "$22.1bn",
   "source": "the issuer\u2019s own daily fund list, as of Oct 27, 2026",
   "as_of": "2026-10-27",
   "sentence": "XLC, net assets: $22.1bn (the issuer\u2019s own daily fund list, as of Oct 27, 2026).",
   "cite": {
    "value": "$22.1bn",
    "as_of": "2026-10-27",
    "source": "the issuer\u2019s own daily fund list, as of Oct 27, 2026",
    "url": "https://etfiq.com/funds/xlc#fact-net-assets",
    "text": "XLC, net assets: $22.1bn (the issuer\u2019s own daily fund list, as of Oct 27, 2026)."
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   "label": "What it tracks",
   "value": "Communication Services Select Sector Index",
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   "key": "fund_type",
   "label": "Fund type",
   "value": "Equity fund",
   "source": null
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   "key": "category",
   "label": "Category",
   "value": "Stocks \u00b7 Communications",
   "source": "ETFIQ"
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   "key": "expense_ratio",
   "label": "Expense ratio",
   "value": "0.08%",
   "source": "485BPOS XBRL, Jan 28, 2026"
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   "key": "price",
   "label": "Price",
   "value": "$103.14",
   "source": null
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  {
   "key": "first_traded",
   "label": "First traded",
   "value": "Jun 19, 2018",
   "source": null
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  {
   "key": "net_assets",
   "label": "Net assets",
   "value": "$22.1bn",
   "source": "the issuer\u2019s own daily fund list, as of Oct 27, 2026"
  },
  {
   "key": "benchmark",
   "label": "Benchmark",
   "value": "Its own holdings, as of Oct 27, 2026; its shareholder report compares it with the S&P 500 Index, but its daily returns fit VOO's at R-squared 0.277 over the year to Oct 28, 2026 (251 days), under the 0.35 it needs to return to it",
   "source": "ETFIQ, from its filings"
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  {
   "key": "below_its_high",
   "label": "Below its high",
   "value": "\u221213.3%",
   "source": "ETFIQ"
  },
  {
   "key": "holdings",
   "label": "Holdings",
   "value": "23",
   "source": null
  },
  {
   "key": "top_ten_weight",
   "label": "Top ten weight",
   "value": "75.3%",
   "source": null
  },
  {
   "key": "holdings_published_for",
   "label": "Holdings published for",
   "value": "Oct 27, 2026",
   "source": "the issuer\u2019s daily file"
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  {
   "key": "holdings_as_of_the_close_of",
   "label": "Holdings as of the close of",
   "value": "Oct 27, 2026",
   "source": "the issuer\u2019s daily file"
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  {
   "key": "already_in_the_s_p_500_by_weight",
   "label": "Already in the S&P 500, by weight",
   "value": "99.8%",
   "source": "ETFIQ"
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  {
   "key": "active_share_vs_the_s_p_500",
   "label": "Active share vs the S&P 500",
   "value": "90.3%",
   "source": "ETFIQ"
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  {
   "key": "already_in_the_nasdaq_100_by_weight",
   "label": "Already in the Nasdaq-100, by weight",
   "value": "73.1%",
   "source": "ETFIQ"
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 "periods": [
  {
   "window": "1 month",
   "Total return": "\u22127.2%",
   "S&P 500 (SPY)": "+0.9%"
  },
  {
   "window": "3 months",
   "Total return": "\u22125.5%",
   "S&P 500 (SPY)": "+6.1%"
  },
  {
   "window": "6 months",
   "Total return": "\u221210.0%",
   "S&P 500 (SPY)": "+9.1%"
  },
  {
   "window": "Year to date",
   "Total return": "\u221211.6%",
   "S&P 500 (SPY)": "+14.1%"
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  {
   "window": "1 year",
   "Total return": "\u221210.4%",
   "S&P 500 (SPY)": "+13.6%"
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  {
   "window": "3 years",
   "Total return": "+69.2%",
   "S&P 500 (SPY)": "+95.0%"
  },
  {
   "window": "5 years",
   "Total return": "+35.4%",
   "S&P 500 (SPY)": "+79.8%"
  },
  {
   "window": "Since launch",
   "Total return": "+123.9%",
   "S&P 500 (SPY)": "+217.6%"
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  {
   "window": "Since launch, annualised",
   "Total return": "+10.1%",
   "S&P 500 (SPY)": "\u2013"
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 "questions": [
  {
   "q": "How has XLC performed?",
   "a": "Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, XLC returned \u221210.4% with distributions reinvested. Over three years the number is +69.2%."
  },
  {
   "q": "What does XLC cost?",
   "a": "The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year."
  },
  {
   "q": "What does XLC hold?",
   "a": "23 positions as published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, with the top ten at 75.3% of the fund. 100% of its weight is in stocks the S&P 500 also holds."
  },
  {
   "q": "How far is XLC below its high?",
   "a": "13.3% below its high of Jan 30, 2026, measured on the reinvested series to Oct 28, 2026."
  },
  {
   "q": "What is the expense ratio of XLC?",
   "a": "XLC's expense ratio is 0.08% a year, read from 485BPOS XBRL, Jan 28, 2026."
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   "label": "52-week low, daily closes to Oct 28, 2026",
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   "as_of": "2026-10-28",
   "source": "computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices",
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   "source": "computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices",
   "number": 103.14
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   "key": "holdings",
   "label": "Holdings",
   "value": "23",
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   "key": "top10",
   "label": "Top ten weight",
   "value": "75.3%",
   "as_of": "2026-10-28",
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 "trading": {
  "as_of": "2026-10-27",
  "score": null,
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  "status": "not-scored",
  "lines": [
   "Not scored.",
   "Premium to NAV at the Oct 27 close: +0.02%; 95% of days within \u00b10.04%."
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  "page": "https://etfiq.com/funds/xlc/trading/"
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  "coverage": "daily",
  "computed_by": "ETFIQ, from the change in shares outstanding times the previous day\u2019s NAV",
  "method": "https://etfiq.com/methodology/flows",
  "data": "https://etfiq.com/data/flows/funds/xlc.json",
  "windows": [
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    "window": "3 months",
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    "net_flow_usd": 1135452629,
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   },
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    "net_flow_usd": -1931072087,
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   {
    "window": "1 year",
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    "net_flow_usd": -1894500952,
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 "generated": "2026-10-29",
 "license": "https://etfiq.com/license/",
 "license_text": "Data ETFIQ computes is free to use with attribution: ETFIQ (etfiq.com). Issuer data stays under its owner's terms.",
 "citation": "ETFIQ, XLC, stock fund, data as of Oct 28, 2026. https://etfiq.com/funds/xlc"
}